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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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